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Life of insects

Insects have a simple life, and their main purpose in life is to reproduce. Unlike humans, they do not grow gradually. Insects undergo a series of transformations from egg, immature, pupae to adult. This process is called metamorphosis. Insects with complete metamorphosis will undergo all the four s...

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Main Author: Lau, Wei Hong
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.321652014-10-25T04:22:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32165/ Life of insects Lau, Wei Hong Insects have a simple life, and their main purpose in life is to reproduce. Unlike humans, they do not grow gradually. Insects undergo a series of transformations from egg, immature, pupae to adult. This process is called metamorphosis. Insects with complete metamorphosis will undergo all the four stages while insects with incomplete metamorphosis do not undergo the pupae stage. Insects like armyworms, butterflies, bees, beetles and flies undergo complete metamorphosis whereas termites, true bugs, dragonflies, cicadas and cockroaches do not. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32165/1/5-1complete.pdf Lau, Wei Hong (2013) Life of insects. In: Nature's Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)13: Insects. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 54-55. ISBN 9789679603484 English
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